John Kron Becomes Riverside Post Office Clerk
Riverside May 3 John Kron is the new clerk at the post office replacing Glen Younkin who moved to Home Lumber Co. Local social notes include visits by Zillmer and Krotz families plus Willing Workers club crafts. Several residents travel or recover from illnesses with multiple family updates and a military transfer for Pfc Norman Sojka to Alaska via Wichita Falls and San Francisco.
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Riverside
John Kron
Glen Younkin
The
Home Lumber Co
Emma Zillmer
Darell
Kalona
Howard Zillmer
John Krotz
Fred Kucera
Leonard Krotz
Dean
Hubert Krotz
Iowa City
Willing Workers
C. E. Fitzsimmons
Charles Karel
Newton Whetstine
Wes Sojka
Charles Rath
al Erbe
John Soukup
William Korpus
LeMoyne
West Branch
Austin Moncey
Booneville, Mo
Milton Birka
Don Birka
Raymond Jondle
Sharon
Alvah Heek
Ralph Wieland
Fr. Warren
Wyoming
Atlantic
Harold Schranger
Violet Kephart
Carl Luckey
Fred Annas
Columbus Junction
Annas
Esther Lemley
Pfc
Norman Sojka
Wichita Falls
Texas
San Francisco
Alaska
Michigan's Undefeated Nine to Face Illinois
Michigan's undefeated Wolverines meet Illinois ace Alby Plain in a key Western Conference weekend clash. Plain is 3-0 with 20 strikeouts in three starts as Michigan State hosts Iowa in non conference play and several series across the league unfold Friday and Saturday.
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Chicago
Michigan
Alby Plain
Illinois
Plain
Iowa
Northwestern
Minnesota
Hlins
Wolverines
Ohio State
Indiana
Wisconsin
Purdue
Michigan State
Cologne Cathedral titled world’s most beautiful Gothic church
Cologne Cathedral in Germany is described as the most beautiful Gothic cathedral. The text notes twenty one generations of men, from fathers to great-grandsons, labored over more than six hundred years to build the famed church.
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Cologne
Germany
Truman Convenes News Conference on Defense Budget Outlook
President Truman expressed confidence that the international situation may be improving and said a reduction in the fiscal 1952 defense budget could be possible. Last week Secretary Louis Johnson asked Congress for an emergency defense boost of 350 million dollars, raising the total to over 14.26 billion with major noncash commitments. The surge followed a military staff survey of events since September 23, including the Soviet atomic test.
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Washington
News of the World
Truman
Louis Johnson
Congress
Johnson
Johns
Thousands Flee Poison Gas From Pulp Plant Near Oslo
About 59,000 residents from Sarpsborg and Frederikstad fled to the hills after poison gas escaped from a pulp factory pipeline. Three hours later 25,000 and 36,000 inhabitants respectively returned home as the gas drifted harmlessly down the Glomma river. Government ordered the evacuation. only minor gas poisoning among workers reported.
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Oslo
Norway
Sarpsborg
Frederikstad
Glomma
Brains to Return to Midwest Foretold by Professor
University of Illinois honors day speaker Dr. Charles C. Colby warned that the Midwest has long exported talented minds to the eastern seaboard, leaving the region provincial. He predicted a reversal as the Midwest leverages its natural resources, leadership in farm and industry, top educational institutions, and expanding state parks to become a center of motivation.
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Champaign
Ill
Midwest
Charles C. Colby
University of
Colby
Convocation Honors Over 2500 High School Students
A convocation celebrated scholastic achievement with more than 2,500 students recognized for outstanding work. The event highlighted top scholars and featured speeches from local education leaders and honored athletes and clubs for their contributions to school pride.
U S Accuses Russia of Lying About Plane Incident
The United States charges Russia with deliberate falsehoods about the April 8 Baltic incident in which 10 Americans died when Soviet fighters downed an unarmed Navy patrol plane. Washington blames Moscow for dangerous behavior and obstructing peaceful relations.
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U. S
Russia
Washington
United States
State Department
Life Insurance Payments Surpass Death Benefits in 1949
In 1949 living policy holders received life insurance payments one third larger than death benefit payouts. The data contrasts ongoing benefits to beneficiaries with the steady payout to living policy holders, reflecting policy structures of the period.
Guild to Make Layettes For Sending Overseas
The St. Pauls Women’s guild meets Thursday afternoon to sew layettes and bundles for preschool children to be sent overseas. Mrs. Walter Westen presided at the church. thirty members attended. Mrs. Walter Sheetz reported on the spring Maquoketa meeting.
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St. Paul's Women's Guild
Walter Westen
Walter Sheetz
Maquoketa
Local Visitor Arrives Seeking Friends in Colorado Springs
Susie Johnson of Long Beach California arrived this morning to visit friends in the community. She is staying with Elizabeth Clark. Mr and Mrs Myron Salada received word that Ernest Salla days arrived in Colorado Springs and are located at 2828 West Colorado Street Cottage No 6. They will be glad to hear from friends.
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Susie Johnson
Long Beach
Calif
Elizabeth Clark
Myron Salada
Ernest Salladay
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Colorado Street
Hickenlooper Blames Truman Admin for U S Bankruptcy
Sen. Rourke B. Hickenlooper charged the Truman administration with steering the nation toward bankruptcy in his bid for re nomination in the Iowa primary on June 5. He spoke after a Republican meeting saying the GOP must swing to save the government.
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Storm Lake
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Washington
Iowa
Truman
Straightest track across the snowy field tale
A group of boys race to make a straight track across snow. One boy succeeds by fixing his gaze on the lightning rod atop a distant barn while others watch their feet. The anecdote urges looking up from small concerns to see farther.
Eyes Toward the Lord and the Path to Heaven
The author urges constant spiritual focus asking when readers last prayed or felt God's love. He compares daily attentiveness to a lightning rod on a barn and cites Psalm 25 to challenge faithful living.
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David
God
Jesus Christ
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